The month of May is just around the corner, and that means the countdown has started for America’s most iconic race.
As Indianapolis Motor Speedway preps for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil, they had to clear out a little room to dust behind the Borg-Warner Trophy, so they loaned it to Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Hunter-Reay took the trophy to Washington, D.C. to show it off to key politicos including the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, who took some time to admire the auto racing greats who already have their faces emblazoned on the trophy.
.@RyanHunterReay on Capitol Hill waiting to head out to Speaker's Balcony with the Borg. #Indy500 pic.twitter.com/OisuieKJ6B
— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) March 22, 2016
The United States House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R.-Calif.) had a particular interest in finding his hometown hero Rick Mears’ visage on the trophy. And since it adorns the award four times for victories in 1979, 1984, 1988, and 1991, it was not difficult to find. Mears also won the pole for the Indy 500 a record six times.
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Indiana’s Congresswoman from the 5th District, Susan Brooks was so pleased to have a little piece of her state in the Capital that she tried to hide it on the balcony.
The @BorgWarnerTroph visits the @SpeakerRyan Balcony. #Indy500 #68days pic.twitter.com/erGFn57Ptu
— Susan W. Brooks (@SusanWBrooks) March 22, 2016
Hunter-Reay found it, grabbed a quick snapshot with the Congresswoman and will head back to Indianapolis to prepare for May 29th’s running of the Indy 500.
Pleased to welcome @IMS #Indy500 champ @RyanHunterReay & @BorgWarnerTroph to the Capitol! pic.twitter.com/WkmyJpbCte
— Susan W. Brooks (@SusanWBrooks) March 22, 2016
Here’s some additional tweets from the day:
Spending the day on Capitol Hill w/the Borg Warner Trophy. Honor to meet all the House Members & @SpeakerRyan pic.twitter.com/mddurqoUbR
— Ryan Hunter-Reay (@RyanHunterReay) March 22, 2016
.@RyanHunterReay meets @SpeakerRyan and presents him with a helmey after showing off the Borg Warner! #RyanMeetsRyan pic.twitter.com/LWodz6yySH
— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) March 22, 2016
.@RyanHunterReay and @SpeakerRyan spend some time admiring the Borg Warner at the Capitol! #RyanMeetsRyan pic.twitter.com/irpOhmw4N1
— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) March 22, 2016
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